For the rail authority to resotre its credibility, they would first have to recognize the fact that they lack crediility. If history is any indication, I would not hold my breath.

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Posted by Albert, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood, 4 hours ago

Are people in LA in favor of this project? Lots of stories about how it's messed up and cities on the Peninsula are against it but nothing about LA or Bakersfield or other places.

I think the only people for it are socialist tree hugging "we want to be like Europe" hippies... with the exception of those that have realized that it might affect their housing prices.

Our lame duck governor thwarted the will of the people as expressed by our elected legislators. Requiring CHSRA to report to the legislature by Feb. 1 seems more than fair. Whether it's federal or state money, it's a waste of public funds if the project fails.

I'm sure I'm far from alone in regretting my Yes vote for HSR, knowing what we know now.

PS to Steve: Check who opposes HSR (at least as it's happening in California) and you'll find many "tree hugging" environmentalists, while big business tends to support it.

Actually steve, all the hippies I know are strongly against it.
They told me to tell you welcome to their side and they promise not to make juvenile stereotyping insults.

Unfortunately, those who are trying to "make decisions" on HSR have no clue what it is all about, just like many other things in this state. While traffic and highway engineering and operations are being done by people from undeveloped countries where they don't even drive, have no highways and traffic culture (sorry PC freaks!), the same way the decisions on HSR are being made by people who most likely have never seen HSR, and consequentially can't explain general population the purpose and agenda of such program. But twhat they are good at is wasting tax money and getting all the government benefits and pensions for doing nothing.

IT IS NOR A COMMUTER RAIL by its nature, and it is not intended to stop at every pole in every small town. The purpose of it is to provide a very fast non-stop transcontinental communications (not because of tree hugging but because it is average 3 times faster than driving) without humiliating nightmare of undergoing airport and airlines cattle herding "services" and being strip searched by those who can't even speak English!
If you want to get FAST from San Diego to San Francisco, from LA to Vegas, or in that regard to upscale City of Boston, this would be an ultimate choice.
The record recently set by TGV (that's similar to Eurostar high speed european train) is 366 miles per hour (miles- not clicks!). That's with no wasting time in aiport, boarding like a cattle, no lost or stolen to Mexico luggage, it's about havign your comfortable seats, your Heineken or else served a notch better than peanuts and soda in little plastic tubs, your wireless and all other amwenities of civilization.
Unfortunately, when idiots take control, even the best idea turns into just another episode of government stupidity and gives tree-hugging Starschmucks-sitting "politicians" a chance to shout out their despair and uselessness to the world.

By the way, are those hippies still alive and active? Too bad. I though they died out or phased out by natural selection like 30 years ago or something... Sounds like an ancient history.
What about that Mercedes Benz logo they stole and screwed up by adding another stick at the bottom? MB should file a law suit.
When I was a little kid back in 80's I asked my Dad who had MB 500 series at the time why those weird people use Mercedes logo on some old trashy wagons that were still around? My Dad went into a major hysterical laugh.